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Donahue though wasn't a news program though. It was daytime garbage programming. These were small parts of TV programming. What I remember is how I didn't like
by telxoss 5y ago
Donahue though wasn't a news program though. It was daytime garbage programming. These were small parts of TV programming.
What I remember is how I didn't like the actual news after the local news because of how boring it was. It was actually a news program.
I also grew up watching ESPN sports center. There was never any outrage at that time. It was just showing highlights of games with minimal added commentary. The internet then destroyed all these business models and turned everything into a tabloid.
Growing up I can remember at the grocery store when checking out there was always a tabloid newspaper that every other week would have on the cover how Elvis faked his own death or something just ridiculous.
Now basically everything is like that tabloid.
- curation 5y agoYes. We all knew daytime tv was junk as we consumed it. The storylines were so clear - Donahue/Geraldo were the heroes and the guests were the spectacle. New was what parents believed and kids were bored by. When I started reading newspapers it took until high school to understand that those too were spectacle. I learned it in media studies! I wonder if there is a social media curriculum anywhere?